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Would love this to be a Sagamore activity, highlighting our school and our commitment to STEM.

Materials- Basically free: flashlights, aluminum foil, paper etc. We could charge a nominal fee or ask PTA for assistance for any students wanting a framed certificate on card stock with a sticker. (Ask Lara Baldwin for printing, and card-stock ideas)

1) Meeting with Ms. Martin
2) Any teachers interested in helping?
3) What if any school facilities may we use to show video and complete assignments.
4) School flyers, e-mail notices, street sign.
5) Information meeting explain the program, field questions, watch short NASA video about challenge, give "homework" of building paper Orion space craft (How much is color printing? We would ask our scientists to build this model and bring it back for the next meeting. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/714676main_Orion_Model.pdf take picture of meeting. How many meetings NASA says it only takes 30-40 min to complete for younger k-2 kids.
6) Experimentation/design meeting- Talk about building the space craft, discuss space travel, radiation etc. complete the experiments and directed, http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Ray_Shielding_Activity.html Pictures and update for wiki/blog.


Materials Required
construction paper
card stock paper
copy paper
tissue paper
flashlights
balance or scale
gram weights or small paper clips
metric rulers
eye protection

7) Record results and complete the student evaluation paper work.
8) Send the completed names to NASA. Receive e-certificates for students, educators, and school?
9) Build physical certificates with card stock, add stickers? http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/spacestore_2270_129076379
10) Last meeting for presentation of certificates. Pictures with certificates, space ships. STEM victory for Sagamore.

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